The actual Pocahontas was also known as Amonute and Matoaka. It is believed that she was born around 1596 and was indeed the daughter of Chief Powhatan, another true component. Another accuracy ...

The text in the oval frame encircling Pocahontas's portrait reads, "MATOAKA AĽS REBECCA FILIA POTENTISS: PRINC: POWHATANI IMP: VIRGINIÆ." The text below her portrait reads: "Matoaks als Rebecka ...

So ‘Pocahontas’ was actually born as Amonute, but was usually known as Matoaka which means ‘the flower between two streams’. In Disney’s cartoon version of the story (and elsewhere ...

At that time, the pond was re-named Matoaka--after Chief Powhatan's daughter whose nickname was Pocahontas. By the late 1980s, poor water quality associated with multiple sewage spills into the ...

To start, Pocahontas was just a nickname, meaning "the naughty one" or "spoiled child." Matoaka, as the Powhatan Nation's website calls her, was taken prisoner at age 17 while on a social visit to ...

Why is this work relevant for Creative Effectiveness? Muskrat Magazine's "Missing Matoaka", the true story of Pocahontas, challenges the false and harmful "Indian Princess" stereotype portrayed in ...

Muskrat Magazine, a magazine brand, launched Missing Matoaka in Canada via an alternative audio track that corrects the harmful stereotypes and inaccuracies portrayed in Disney's Pocahontas in a way ...